NETS-T

IP21 SITES

NETS-T

1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and CreativityTeachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments. 1a. Teachers promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness.1b. Teachers engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources.1c. Teachers promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students' conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes.1d. Teachers model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments.

2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and AssessmentsTeachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessment incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S. Teachers2a. Teachers design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity.2b. Teachers develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress.2c. Teachers customize and personalize learning activities to address students' diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources.2d. Teachers provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching.

3. Model Digital-Age Work and LearningTeachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society. 3a. Teachers demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations.3b.Teachers collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation.3c. Teachers communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats.3d. Teachers model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning.

4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and ResponsibilityTeachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices. 4a.Teachers advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources.4b. Teachers address the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies providing equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources.4c.Teachers promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information.4d.Teachers develop and model cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with colleagues and students of other cultures using digital-age communication and collaboration tools.

5. Engage in Professional Growth and LeadershipTeachers continuously improve their professional practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in their school and professional community by promoting and demonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources. 5a. Teachers participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning.

5b. Teachers exhibit leadership by demonstrating a vision of technology infusion, participating in shared decision making and community building, and developing the leadership and technology skills of others.

5c. Teachers evaluate and reflect on current research and professional practice on a regular basis to make effective use of existing and emerging digital tools and resources in support of student learning.

5d.Teachers contribute to the effectiveness, vitality, and self-renewal of the teaching profession and of their school and community.